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Dodgers News: Quakes’ Yusniel Diaz Named California League Player Of The Week For June 19-25

Matthew Moreno
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MiLB.com

Los Angeles Dodgers outfield prospect Yusniel Diaz of the High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes was named California League Player of the Week for June 19-25. At the Major League level, Cody Bellinger was recognized for the same week of games played.

Diaz appeared in four games and went 9-for-19, batting .474/.476/1.105 with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and seven RBI. Included in that stretch was a monster 4-for-6 effort with two doubles, one triple and two RBI against the Lancaster JetHawks (Colorado Rockies affiliate).

Diaz enters play Tuesday hitting .288/.352/.443 with 14 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 35 RBI in 66 games this season. The 20-year-old Cuban native is in his second season with the Quakes.

Last year, Diaz batted .272/.333/.418 with eight doubles, eight home runs and 54 RBI over 82 games for the Quakes.

The Dodgers signed Diaz for $15.5 million in November 2015. He had been ranked by Baseball America No. 17 among the top-20 Cuban players in April of that year. Diaz was a major chip in the Dodgers’ spending spree during the 2015-16 international signing period.

He’s the fourth Quakes player to take home California League honors this season. Diaz joins D.J. Peters (twice), Will Smith and Mitchell White in being recognized by the league.

Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com